Spenner Surname

215,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Spenner Surname Definition:

(English) 1 for Spender, q.v.

2 for Spinner, q.v.

Spenner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9581:84,03510,591
United States6401:566,34246,539
Denmark1681:33,5993,470
England311:1,797,35772,927
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
France141:4,744,480251,814
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Spenner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 for Spender, q.v.

2 for Spinner, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Spenner Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Spenner Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Spenner is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spenner? popularity and diffusion

Spenner is the 215,176th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,815,469 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Spenner reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Spenner is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 958 people, or 1 in 84,035. In Germany Spenner is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 64 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent are found and Hesse, where 7 percent are found. Other than Germany it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Denmark, where 9 percent are found.

Spenner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spenner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spenner surname grew 2,133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 443 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spenner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spenner surname are 16.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

Spenner earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning $42,887 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spennert938/
Spennere931/
Szpenner931/
Spengner931/
Spenne921/
Spinner868,282/
Spennes86119/
Spenney8620/
Spennie8613/
Spnnger861/
Spennerová827/
Spennerova821/
Shpinner8017/
Spenneit808/
Spinnert806/
Szpinner804/
Spingner804/
Spinnier803/
Spennett803/
Spångner801/
Spinnger800/
Spinnerd800/
Spenny77303/
Spinne7754/
Spenna7710/
Spenni772/
Sphner770/
Spinney713,248/
Spinnie7148/
Spinnea7110/
Špinner716/
Spinnei711/
Spennis711/
Spinnerová711/
Spinnet710/
Spinnett6726/
Spinneit6712/
Spinneys677/
Hspne671/
Spinneth671/
Spnni671/
Spennaid670/
Spinnirz670/
Spney670/

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